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Pope wants to take down the sexual abusers of the church – by backing a #MeToo-like movement for nuns
Pope Francis said the sexual abuse of nuns by priests is a problem within the church, one he is intent on tackling with the issue being worked on "for some time".
Man, 18, stabbed to death outside his family home five minutes’ in South West London
The victim, found with multiple stab injuries in Battersea on Tuesday night, is the third teenager to be stabbed to death in London already this year
Four thugs who caused a horror crash which killed an 80-year-old woman are blasted by a judge
The yobs chased each other in their cars for nine miles before a head-on crash killed pensioner Elizabeth Roberts
Chris Grayling banned from Calais by furious port officials
Chris Grayling has been banned from Calais by port officials who are furious with his 'no deal' Brexit plans, The Telegraph has reported. The transport secretary has been given his marching orders by port chairman Jean-Marc Puissesseau, who accused the UK cabinet minister of behaving in a “completely disrespectful” manner on Tuesday. Puissesseau, who refers to him as "failing Grayling", has been angered by British plans to divert some sea traffic in the event of a no-deal Brexit. He said: "Mr Grayling came to...
Liam Fox puts pen to paper on a trading agreement for post-Brexit era…. with the Faroe Islands
Liam Fox has finally put pen to paper on a post-Brexit trade agreement. The Secretary of State for International Trade signed a continuity agreement with the Faroe Islands which will see British businesses and consumers benefitting from continued trade with the archipelago after we leave the European Union. Britain imports some £200 million worth of fish and crustaceans from the islands, which will remain unhinged following the UK's divorce with the union. Imports from the United Kingdom to the Faroes had a total value...
Urgent Windrush debate: Sajid Javid slammed for “Government’s pandering to far-right racism, sham immigration targets, dog whistle of the right-wing press”
“I am half Jamaican and very proud of it, but I feel that what he says is unhelpful to the Jamaican community in this country. Like him, I am second generation, but I feel that he sounds like a reincarnation of Enoch Powell.”
Pilot who died in Essex plane crash had “practically rebuilt” entire plane
Stuart Penfold, 54, who died in a light aircraft crash in Essex on Sunday, had almost rebuilt the entire body of the Luton Minor
Man refused request to be jailed because he was homeless threatens probation officer – is then JAILED
Grant Henry, 26, demanded to be sent to jail because he had nowhere to live
Steven Spielberg battles Stonehenge conservationists over WWI movie shoot
Big Hollywood names want to shoot the blockbuster on Salisbury Plain but local groups say building work could impact on historic features and rare species